Moot Court Competitions
Penn Law student participate in numerous moot court competitions locally and across the country.
Below is a listing of several different moot court competitions by upcoming deadline. Please note, those entries with blank dates have yet to announce their next competition. For more information about upcoming moot court competitions, as well as advice for moot court competitors, see The Bench Brief.
Upcoming Deadlines
Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: American University Washington College of Law Dates: May 17-22, 2015 Location: Washington, DC Deadline: March 13, 2015ABA Arbitration Competition
Sponsor: ABA Law Student Division Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in January. Location: Chicago Deadline: September 1, 2015Leroy R. Hassell, Sr. National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Regent University School of Law Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in October. Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Deadline: October 1, 201525th National First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University and Newseum Institute’s First Amendment Center Dates: February 19-20, 2015 Location: Nashville, TE Deadline: October 15, 2015Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: International Institute of Space Law (IISL) Regional Dates:
International Finals:
The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced. Location: Washington, DC Deadline: January 1, 2016Immigration Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: New York University School of Law Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in February. Location: New York, NY Deadline: January 1, 2016American College of Bankruptcy LawMeet
Sponsor: American College of Bankruptcy Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in February. Location: Los Angeles Notes: Entrance is first come, first serve Deadline: February 1, 2016Uvaldo Herrera National Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Hispanic National Bar Association Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in March. Location: Washington, DC Deadline: March 1, 2016Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Chicago Bar Association Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in November. Location: Chicago Deadline: August 1, 2016Seventeenth Annual Pepperdine University School of Law National Entertainment Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Pepperdine University School of Law Moot Court Board
Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in November.
Location: Malibu, California
Deadline: August 1, 2016ALA’s National Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Appellate Lawyers Association
Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in November.
Location: Chicago, Il
Deadline: August 1, 2016Foreign Direct Investment International Moot Competition
Sponsor: Center for International Legal Studies Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in August. Location: Frankfurt, Germany Deadline: August 1, 2016National Health Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Center for Health Law and Policy at Southern Illinois University School of Law
Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in November.
Location: Carbondale, Illinois
Deadline: September 1, 2016ABA Trial Advocacy Competition
Sponsor: ABA’s Section of Labor and Employment Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in November. Location: Philadelphia Deadline: October 1, 2016Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: International Trademark Association Regional Dates:
National Dates:
The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in October. Location: Chicago Deadline: October 1, 2016Cyber Crimes Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: UCLA School of Law Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in October. Location: Los Angeles, California Deadline: October 1, 2016National Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Whittier Law School and the Center for Children’s Rights Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in February. Location: Costa Mesa, CA Deadline: November 1, 2016European Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: The Court of Justice of the European Communities, the Commission of the European Communities - Legal Service, & the Council of the European Communities Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in February. Location: Luxembourg Deadline: November 1, 2016Charleston School of Law National Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Charleston School of Law Dates: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in February. Location: Charleston, SC Deadline: December 1, 2016
Past Deadlines
National Professional Responsibility Moot Court Competition (NPRMCC)
Sponsor: IU McKinney School of Law
Dates:The 2014-2015 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in March.
Location: Indianapolis
Deadline: March 1, 2015Cardozo/BMI Entertainment and Communications Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Dates: March 5th through March 8th, 2015 Location: New York, NY Deadline: February 4, 2015August A. Reddigs, Jr. National Products Liability Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: University of Cincinnati College of Law Dates: March 27-28, 2015 Location: Cincinnati, OH Deadline: January 31, 2015Thurgood A. Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Federal Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Dates: March 26-27, 2015 Location: Arlington, VA Deadline: January 30, 2015Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Albany Law School Dates: Thursday, Feb. 26 – Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015 Location: Albany, NY Deadline: January 16, 2015Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Elon University School of Law Dates: March 26-28, 2015 Location: Greensboro, NC Deadline: January 9, 2015Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin Law School Dates: Friday, March 13, 2015 through Sunday, March 15, 2015 Location: Madison, WI Deadline: January 2, 2015National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Pace University Law School Dates: February 19-21, 2015 Location: White Plains, NY Deadline: January 1, 2015First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: First Amendment Center and Vanderbilt University Law School Dates: February 19-20, 2015 Location: Nashville, TN Deadline: January 1, 2015Mugel National Tax Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: University at Buffalo Law School, SUNY Dates: Feb. 19-21, 2015 Location: Buffalo, NY Deadline: December 30, 2014William Bryant Moore National Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Howard University
Dates: March 6-7 2015
Location: Washington, D.C.
Deadline: December 20, 2014Sutherland Cup Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law Dates: March 27-28, 2015 Location: Washington, DC Deadline: December 9, 2014D. M. Harish Memorial Government Law College International Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: The Government Law College and the D. M. Harish Foundation Dates: Februaury 12-15 2015 Location: Mumbai, India Deadline: December 5, 2014Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competion
Sponsor: SUNY Buffalo Law School
Dates: March 28, 2015
Location: Erie County Courthouse
Deadline: December 1, 2014Robert R. Merhige, Jr. National Environmental Negotiation Competition
Sponsor: University of Richmond School of Law Dates: The 2014-2015 competition will take place from March 20th to March 22nd. Location: Richmond, VA Deadline: December 1, 2014Williams Institute Moot Court Competition on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law
Sponsor: The Williams Institute & UCLA School of Law Preliminary Dates:
Saturday, February 14, 2015 Location: Los Angeles, CA Deadline: November 21, 2014National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: DePaul University College of Law and Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation Dates: February 27-28, 2015 Location: Chicago Deadline: November 20, 2014Estrella Trial Advocacy Competition
Sponsor: Estrella, LLC and The George Washington University Law School
Dates: The 2014-2015 competition will be occurring on March 7th and 8th, 2015.
Location: San Juan, Puetro Rico
Deadline: November 17, 2014Conrad B. Duberstein Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: American Bankruptcy Institute and St. John’s University School of Law Dates: March 7 - March 9, 2015 Location: Jamaica, NY Deadline: November 17, 2014National Animal Law Competitions
Sponsor: Center for Animal Studies (CALS) at Lewis & Clark Dates: February 27 - March 1, 2015 Location: Cambridge, MA Deadline: November 15, 2014Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition
Sponsor: Brooklyn Law School Dates: March 26-28, 2015 Location: Brooklyn, NY Deadline: November 12, 2014Student Trial Advocacy Competition
Sponsor: American Association for Justice Regional Dates:
March 19-22 2015 Location: West Palm Beach, FL Deadline: November 10, 2014John J. Gibbons National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Seton Hall University School of Law Dates: March 20-21 2015
Location: Newark, NJ Deadline: November 7, 2014Capitol City Challenge Mock Trial Competition
Sponsor: Washington College of Law Dates: February 26 - March 1, 2015 Location: Washington, DC Deadline: November 5, 2014National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare & Adoption Law
Sponsor: Capitol University Law School Dates: March 12-13, 2015 Location: Columbus, OH Deadline: October 31, 2014Monroe E. Price Media Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Benjamin Cardozo School of Law Americas Dates:
28 January-1 February 2015 Location: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York City, NY Deadline: October 31, 2014Ruby R. Vale Interschool Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Widener University School of Law Dates: March 12-15, 2015 Location: Wilmington, DE Deadline: October 24, 2014ABA Client Counseling Competition
Sponsor: ABA Law Student Division Dates: February 7-8, 2015 and February 14-15, 2015Location: Philadelphia, PA Deadline: October 18, 2014National Ethics Trial Competition
Sponsor: University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law Dates: March 19 to 21, 2015. Location: Sacramento, CA Deadline: October 13, 2014The Jeffrey G. Miller Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA), American Bar Association (ABA) and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI)
Dates: February 19-21 Location: White Plains, NY Deadline: September 30, 2014ABA Negotiation Competition
Sponsor: American Bar AssociationDate: The 2015-2016 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in late October.
Location: Not yet announced
Deadline: September 19, 2014
Congratulations to Anna-Lisa Macon and Brittney Denley, who are the 2015 Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition Champions for BLSA's Mid-Atlantic Region!